The Andrews Labor Government is continuing to support the growth of the state’s tech sector by attracting the investment of a global leader in artificial intelligence.

Dataminr, listed 5^th on Forbes’ 50 Most Promising AI Companies List, will establish its APAC HQ and Operations Centre in Melbourne, creating over 50 new jobs and boosting Victoria’s AI capabilities.

Based in New York, the company uses publicly available data to identify high-impact and emerging risks, such as emergency events and natural disasters.

They partner with a number of US government agencies that manage emergency services, airlines, major media outlets, as well as the United Nations.

Drawing on Victoria’s world-renowned tertiary sector, Dataminr is already collaborating with local universities.

Victorian universities produce about 37 per cent of Australia’s tech graduates – more than any other state.

Dataminr is the latest company to invest in Victoria’s thriving tech sector, which employs more than 137,900 people across more than 19,300 businesses, generating $36.6 billion in annual revenue.

Melbourne is Australia’s leading tech city and most innovative city, as reported this year in Savills Research Tech Cities in Motion global report and 2thinknow’s Innovation Cities Index, respectively.